not “permanently”. Malaysia has two types of non-work visas, a 5 year retirement visa that requires you to have a whopping 8.5k USD of monthly income, and a 1-2 years digital nomad visa that requires 2k USD salary in the IT sector. None of these visas lead to getting permanent residence in the country.

not “permanently”. Malaysia has two types of non-work visas, a 5 year retirement visa that requires you to have a whopping 8.5k USD of monthly income, and a 1-2 years digital nomad visa that requires 2k USD salary in the IT sector. None of these visas lead to getting permanent residence in the country.

Bad: fully car-centric city (although Americans won’t mind I guess)

Singapore is a risky choice as OP said she doesn’t want to come back to India. Contrary to what some Singaporeans think, it is actually very difficult for Indian nationals to be granted permanent residence or citizenship in Singapore, unless they marry a Singaporean.

For OP, the most logical options seem to be UK, USA, Canada and Australia.

Honestly speaking, as a hispanic american, adapting to the Netherlands will be tough. I get that you don’t like Latino machismo and conservatism, but the sense of community and warmth of Latino people is something you will deeply miss. It’s difficult to make friends with Dutch people, they tend to hang on with the same circle of friends for the whole life, and you also naturally have to learn Dutch to have any chance of integration. I can’t never forget when a Colombian friend told me that none of her soccer club mates, all Dutch and with whom she played for many years, attended her birthday party.

As for “prettyness” and “the nature”… uh… Netherlands is “pretty” to visit as a tourist but once you are there long term it gets boring quickly. The landscape is nearly uniform, basically flat farmland with small patches of nature here and there. Almost every small town looks exactly the same, with exactly the same shops everywhere, and shops are closed during evenings and most of the weekend. When the sun is out it can be nice to go out and do some outdoor activities, but the weather is depressing for countless days in a year. It’s not easy to smile after say 2 weeks of nonstop rain.

adoption of local culture is easier for children of wealthier immigrants such as skilled immigrants. For economic migrants and refugees, however, it’s often the other way around: while the parents at least feel grateful for improving their lives compared to their country of origin, children of poor migrants often feel marginalised and adopt a rebellious posture against the country where they live. This is not surprising considered that many of them will grow in poor, “ghetto” neighbourhoods where in school all children are in similar situation.